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as in message
a piece of conveyed information
the latest communication from the crew of the space station
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as in contact
the state or fact of being able to exchange information regarding one's current situation
we haven't been in communication with him since he left for the Alaskan wilderness
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Recent Examples of communication
Furious, Jake eventually deleted his sibling’s number from his phone, which is why the next communication was an email.
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Olivia Krupp, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
No arrests have been made and no charges have been filed, said Chris Porter, TABC’s director of communications.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
The Guthrie family maintains close communication with law enforcement, a friend of Savannah’s said Wednesday.
—Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Positive customer feedback often highlights responsive communication and knowledgeable staff, while some negative reviews note that not all cases result in successful debt resolution.
—Adam Palasciano, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
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Olivia Krupp, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
No arrests have been made and no charges have been filed, said Chris Porter, TABC’s director of communications.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
The Guthrie family maintains close communication with law enforcement, a friend of Savannah’s said Wednesday.
—Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Positive customer feedback often highlights responsive communication and knowledgeable staff, while some negative reviews note that not all cases result in successful debt resolution.
—Adam Palasciano, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communication
Noun
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In a message Monday on X, Sánchez said that so far there were no signs indicating that the plane was attacked by rebel groups that operate near Puerto Leguizamo.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Veintemilla’s attorney, Tama Beth Kudman, sought to show that the videos were advertisements and the messages highlighted by prosecutors lacked context.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Non-food-contact Surfaces Of Equipment Have An Accumulation Of Dust, Dirt, Food Residue, And Other Debris.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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Investigations are ongoing to determine how the aircraft and vehicle came into contact on an active runway.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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Hadi shared his dispatches with me at great risk.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Yanagisawa played a key role in Japan's dispatch of troops to Iraq, but has since become a critic of Japan's military buildup.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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The daiquiri on ice that welcomed me in was a perfect touch on arrival and the bathroom came with an abundance of Malin+Goetz toiletries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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One of those touches was to make it so that the shop doesn’t accept credit card payments.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Communication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communication. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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